Defensemen Matt Bartkowski and Kevan Miller also did not practice, presumably the last remnants of the flu bug that has affected the team for the last few days.

Kelly has a back problem that cropped up April 8 at Minnesota. He hasn't skated since, but coach Claude Julien said over the weekend he was confident Kelly could return in time for the playoff opener. The Bruins begin the postseason Friday against the Red Wings.

Paille also has yet to see the ice since suffering a head injury Saturday. Julien indicated Sunday that Paille felt better Sunday, but the team has declined to provide an update since.

Three of the players who missed practice Tuesday returned to the ice — Patrice Bergeron, Loui Eriksson and Andrej Meszaros.

With both left wings on the bottom two lines (Kelly, Paille) out, Justin Florek and Jordan Caron skated in their place. Florek was on the third line with Carl Soderberg and Eriksson, while Caron was in Paille's usual spot on the Merlot line alongside Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton.